Embroidered golden branches

Chapter 3
The bird was already dying, with only one breath left. It was run over hard, and it only let out a hoarse chirp, and then completely lost its breath.

Sangsang's eyes widened and she stretched out her little hand to cover her exclamation, looking at the scene in front of her in shock.

This young master looked kind-hearted, but his heart was so dark. How could he not be surprised that Sangsang had grown so big that he had never killed a chicken, let alone a bird.Although she covered her mouth, it was inevitable that she would not make any other noise. The young master raised his eyes and walked over to where she was hiding.

That look was extremely cold, no different from looking at the dead bird. Cold sweat dripped down Sangsang's back. By the time she realized what she was doing, the young master had already turned around and walked away.

I guess I didn't notice myself.

The young master should be very familiar with the Wei Mansion. Although Sangsang was afraid, she was even more afraid that she would not be able to get out. This place was remote and she had no doubt that no one would come for ten days and a half. After making up her mind, she overcame Fearful, he followed up on tiptoe.

She tried her best to keep her steps as light as possible so as not to let the people in front of her notice her. Seeing how he had trampled the bird to death without blinking just now, she might not know what he would do to her if he found out that the scene just now was seen.

At this time, the sky had completely sunk, and except for a few sporadic moonlight illuminating the path in front of him, nothing else could be seen clearly.Sangsang couldn't make any noise, and she couldn't be noticed. Every time she came and went, her pace slowed down. When she tried to catch up again, the young master had disappeared.

Fortunately, there was a light nearby. Someone called her name not far away. Sangsang responded. Someone walked quickly from the other side, looking at her and complaining: "Why is my cousin here? Come with me quickly." , now everyone is waiting for you to start dinner."

Cousin?
Sang Sang was a little surprised by the title in her mouth, but she didn't ask in detail. If she wanted to survive, she had to pretend to be stupid. The more she knew, the faster she would die. She recognized that this nanny was from Jiang's side, so she felt relieved and followed her. Returned to the old lady's courtyard.

The table was already full of girls, each one surrounding the old lady like fledglings, more or less trying to make her happy with their tricks.Among them, Wei Lingyin had the sweetest mouth, making the old lady laugh uncontrollably.Wei Lingzhi was further away, pouting and staring at Wei Lingyin unhappily.Wei Lingyi held the tea cup and sipped the tea carefully. She was different from her two younger sisters. She was raised by the old lady, so she naturally did not need to compete for favors.

As long as Mrs. Wei was alive, the Jiang family would be less and less in her hands. The old lady would hold everything up and down. Just like the future dowry of the girl's family, the husband she would choose would have to be seen by Mrs. Wei before she could decide. .

All in all, if you want to live a good life, you have to please the old lady.

"Old madam, my cousin has been found." Grandma Li said a blessing to the old madam before retreating behind Mr. Jiang.

Sang Sang also bowed in accordance with the gourd painting, causing several girls next to her to snicker. The old lady nodded lightly: "Now that you have found it, please sit down."

Sang Sang responded softly: "Thank you, grandma." Then she looked up and found that there were only two empty seats next to Wei Lingyin and Wei Lingyi. She thought about it, picked the empty seat next to Wei Lingyi and sat down. .

Wei Lingyin snorted and said at a volume that only three people could hear: "Fortunately, you didn't sit here with me."

Mrs. Jiang patted her hand calmly.

Sang Sang lowered her head, pretending not to hear anything, lamenting what kind of life these days were, with endless intrigues all day long. Fortunately, Wei Lingyi didn't say anything, so she wouldn't be too embarrassed. Although the other party treated her like nothing, he always Better than the other two being sarcastic from time to time.

She knew before she was taken into the house that her father Wei Yong had been so busy with court matters recently that he had not been home for ten days and a half. Now there are only female relatives like them, but they are not alone. Everyone is here, why haven’t we started eating yet?

Sangsang looked around with his peripheral vision and saw that everyone was acting as if they were used to it. He suppressed his doubts and waited quietly for the old lady to speak.

Fortunately, after a while, someone outside reported it.

"Old madam, Brother Cheng is here."

"Okay, let him in quickly!" The old lady suddenly beamed with joy, and her face wrinkled with smile. Wei Lingyin also laughed and said: "Brother is here. I haven't seen him all day, and I haven't asked him if he has given me any money." I'm bringing back the candied haws, tell him to come in quickly!" Sangsang heard Wei Lingzhi make a "cut" sound in a low voice, and said with a sour energy, "What's there to be proud of?"

Sangsang was more curious and guessed that this "Brother Cheng" should be the old lady's only grandson.

After a while, I heard the sound of the curtain being lifted. Someone walked in, bowed to the old lady, and said respectfully: "Grandma." The sound was like running water hitting jade, which easily reminded people of the white snow under the mountains and flowing water. Pleasant.

The originally quiet table immediately became noisy. Wei Lingyin excitedly shouted "Big Brother" and seemed to want to pounce on him. However, due to the presence of the old lady, he could only suppress his excitement and proudly raised his chin at Wei Lingzhi.

"Brother Cheng is here. This is your cousin. She just arrived at our house today. From now on, she will live with your sisters. You two will get to know each other and live in harmony in the future without any disputes."

After listening to the old lady's words, Sang Sang stood up and said a thousand blessings. Just as he was about to respond to Wei Lingyin and call him "brother," when he raised his head and met those familiar eyes, he froze on the spot.

Wei Cheng didn't seem to notice anything wrong with her, and smiled gently: "This is my cousin, haven't you asked her her name yet?"

His smile was very different from the look on his face when he crushed the bird to death. Seeing this, Sangsang felt a chill in his heart and his brain shut down, making it difficult for him to speak.

In this flash of lightning, Sangsang finally remembered the name of the second male character in this book.

That gloomy, violent, sickly character, who eats people without spitting out their bones, and is cruel, is a typical example of anti-social personality. He only has the heroine in his heart, and if he loves her, he will kill everyone around her. In the later period, he becomes the hero's enemy everywhere. The second male lead who was killed by the female protagonist was Wei Cheng!
Sangsang's legs almost gave out and she knelt down.

She suppressed the turmoil in her heart, squeezed out a smile, and began to consider which wall would be easier to climb out of. She bowed with her hands folded and said, "Hello, cousin."

She finally understood what it means to do one thing before others and another behind others.

The old lady smiled with satisfaction, stroking her palms and commanded: "Let's prepare the dishes."

Sang Sang sat down nervously, lowering her head like a quail to reduce her sense of presence. On the surface, the dinner seemed to be a happy one, but in fact, everyone had their own thoughts and undercurrents.Sang Sang noticed something strange. Wei Cheng was liked by the old lady very much. She asked him several academic questions. On the other hand, Jiang's attitude was mediocre and seemed to be indifferent to Wei Cheng.

After the meal, Mrs. Jiang excused herself to take a step inside the courtyard before the old lady stopped her and said as if by accident: "Brother Cheng, you haven't paid your respects to your mother yet."

Mrs. Jiang paused, holding the handkerchief tightly: "No need, as long as Brother Cheng has your heart..."

"Mingzhu." Mingzhu is Jiang's maiden name. Logically speaking, all the girls are here, but the old lady is blatantly not giving Jiang a face by saying this. The girls looked at each other, no one dared to speak, for fear of getting into trouble, even Jiang His biological daughter Wei Lingyin lowered her head.

It was Wei Cheng who stood up to smooth things over. He slightly bowed his hand to the old lady and said, "Today I forgot to say hello to my mother. It's Brother Cheng, not me. If grandma gets angry, just take it out on her grandson. Don't blame mother." Then he said to Jiang. She saluted and called "Mother."

Mrs. Jiang smiled palely and said, "You are interested." Then she left with her servants. For a moment, everyone held their breaths. Sangsang was surprised to see this strange atmosphere.

Mother and son are not like mother and son, and mother-in-law and daughter-in-law are not like mother-in-law and daughter-in-law.

If the old lady dotes on her grandson, she doesn't have to do anything to please the Jiang family. Looking at the Jiang family's attitude, it seems more like she is avoiding Wei Cheng.

(End of this chapter)